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'''Grand Royal ''' was the [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]-based [[Vanity label|vanity]] [[record label]] set up in [[1992 in music|1992]] by the [[Beastie Boys]] in conjunction with [[Capitol Records]] after the group left [[Def Jam Recordings]].<ref name= "Capitol">{{cite news |last= |first= |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beasties-label-grand-royal-to-be-distributed-by-capitol-96112/ |title=Beasties Label Grand Royal to be Distributed by Capitol |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 9, 1993 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> |
'''Grand Royal ''' was the [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]-based [[Vanity label|vanity]] [[record label]] set up in [[1992 in music|1992]] by the [[Beastie Boys]] in conjunction with [[Capitol Records]] after the group left [[Def Jam Recordings]].<ref name= "Capitol">{{cite news |last= |first= |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beasties-label-grand-royal-to-be-distributed-by-capitol-96112/ |title=Beasties Label Grand Royal to be Distributed by Capitol |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 9, 1993 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> |
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Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal went out of business in [[2001 in music|2001]]. Its assets were sold off via auction on [[Bid4Assets]]; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music.<ref name= "ending">{{cite news |last=Werde |first=Bill |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/19/business/for-a-record-label-founded-by-the-beastie-boys-the-end-is-less-than-grand.html |title=For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 19, 2004 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started [[GR2 Records]].<ref name="Cross">{{cite book |last=Cross |first=Alan |title=The Beastie Boys: the secret history |publisher=Joe Books Ltd |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-9270-0216-2}}</ref> In |
Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal went out of business in [[2001 in music|2001]]. Its assets were sold off via auction on [[Bid4Assets]]; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music.<ref name= "ending">{{cite news |last=Werde |first=Bill |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/19/business/for-a-record-label-founded-by-the-beastie-boys-the-end-is-less-than-grand.html |title=For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 19, 2004 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started [[GR2 Records]].<ref name="Cross">{{cite book |last=Cross |first=Alan |title=The Beastie Boys: the secret history |publisher=Joe Books Ltd |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-9270-0216-2}}</ref> In 2016, GR2 sold the rights and master recordings of Grand Royal's second release MY CRAZY LIFE to a member of [[Dead Fucking Last]]. |
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''Grand Royal'' was also the name of a magazine written and published by the group.<ref name= "champions">{{cite news |last=Woodbury |first=Jason P. |url= http://floodmagazine.com/45890/shabby-brilliance-grand-royal-magazine/ |title=The Magazine of Champions: On the Shabby Brilliance of “Grand Royal” Magazine |work=[[Flood Magazine]] |date=August 11, 2017 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> It was most famous for its article "Mulling Over the Mullet" in issue two, which lampooned the [[mullet (haircut)|mullet]] hairstyle (the Beastie Boys also recorded a song called "Mullet Head", which was released on Grand Royal on its ''[[Sure Shot]]'' 12-inch [[single (music)|single]]). |
''Grand Royal'' was also the name of a magazine written and published by the group.<ref name= "champions">{{cite news |last=Woodbury |first=Jason P. |url= http://floodmagazine.com/45890/shabby-brilliance-grand-royal-magazine/ |title=The Magazine of Champions: On the Shabby Brilliance of “Grand Royal” Magazine |work=[[Flood Magazine]] |date=August 11, 2017 |accessdate=August 15, 2018}}</ref> It was most famous for its article "Mulling Over the Mullet" in issue two, which lampooned the [[mullet (haircut)|mullet]] hairstyle (the Beastie Boys also recorded a song called "Mullet Head", which was released on Grand Royal on its ''[[Sure Shot]]'' 12-inch [[single (music)|single]]). |
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Revision as of 06:41, 13 November 2018
Grand Royal was the Los Angeles, California-based vanity record label set up in 1992 by the Beastie Boys in conjunction with Capitol Records after the group left Def Jam Recordings.[1]
Due to mounting debts, Grand Royal went out of business in 2001. Its assets were sold off via auction on Bid4Assets; these assets did not include any rights to Beastie Boys music.[2] The assets and back catalog were purchased by a group of fans who in turn started GR2 Records.[3] In 2016, GR2 sold the rights and master recordings of Grand Royal's second release MY CRAZY LIFE to a member of Dead Fucking Last.
Grand Royal was also the name of a magazine written and published by the group.[4] It was most famous for its article "Mulling Over the Mullet" in issue two, which lampooned the mullet hairstyle (the Beastie Boys also recorded a song called "Mullet Head", which was released on Grand Royal on its Sure Shot 12-inch single).
See also
References
- ^ "Beasties Label Grand Royal to be Distributed by Capitol". Rolling Stone. December 9, 1993. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ Werde, Bill (January 19, 2004). "For a Record Label Founded by the Beastie Boys, the End Is Less Than Grand". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ Cross, Alan (2012). The Beastie Boys: the secret history. Joe Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9270-0216-2.
- ^ Woodbury, Jason P. (August 11, 2017). "The Magazine of Champions: On the Shabby Brilliance of "Grand Royal" Magazine". Flood Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
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